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Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian.Nicknamed the "King of Cool", he is regarded as one of the most popular entertainers of the mid-20th century.
The Dean Martin Christmas Album: 1967 "Lay Some Happiness on Me" 55 55 6 — 50 Happiness Is Dean Martin "In the Chapel in the Moonlight" (Recorded December 22, 1964) 25 30 1 — 4 Dean Martin Hits Again "Little Ole Wine Drinker, Me" 38 48 5 — 5 Welcome to My World "Things" (with Nancy Sinatra) [ii] — — — — 61 Movin' with Nancy
Billboard later reported that Martin had sold 850,000 albums in December 1966. [5] Ricci James Martin, Martin's son, wrote in a biography of his father that The Dean Martin Christmas Album was the only one of his father's albums that was played in the Martin household; his parents seldom listened to Dean Martin's music. [6]
"That's Amore" is a 1953 song by composer Harry Warren [1] and lyricist Jack Brooks, [1] and became a major hit and signature song for Dean Martin, who first recorded and released it that year. Amore ( pronounced [aˈmoːre] ) means "love" in Italian .
Dino, Desi & Billy were an American singing trio that existed between 1964 and 1969. The group featured Dean "Dino" Martin (Dean Paul Martin, the son of singer and actor Dean Martin), Desi Arnaz Jr. (Desiderio Arnaz IV, the son of television stars Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball), and their friend Billy Hinsche. [1]
"Return to Me" is a song with music by Carmen Lombardo and lyrics by Danny Di Minno. [2] The song was released in 1958 by Dean Martin . Martin recorded the song again in 1961 for his album Dino: Italian Love Songs .
In 1967, Dean Martin released a version of the song on the album Happiness Is Dean Martin. Martin released the song as a single in 1968, which spent 7 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 60, [2] while reaching No. 7 on Billboard ' s Easy Listening chart, [3] [4] and No. 44 on Canada's RPM 100. [5]
The album was Martin's fifth album to appear in the Top 40, and peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. [2] The album's release in September 1965 corresponded with the debut of Martin's long-running TV series The Dean Martin Show. The album was reissued on CD by Hip-O Records in 2009. [3]